Granting the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives…

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Grants the House Committee on Education and Labor authority to take depositions under Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives in furtherance of its investigation into underground coal mine operator compliance with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended, and into other related matters.

Requires the chair of the Committee to report to the Committee on Rules, after the end of the second session of the 111th Congress (or January 2, 2011, if earlier), on its activities pursuant to this resolution, indicating: (1) the total number of depositions taken; (2) the number of depositions taken pursuant to subpoenas; and (3) the name of each deponent that the Committee has publicly identified by name as a deponent.

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